Information about drug-related medical emergencies is collected by the
A. Drug Abuse Warning Network
B. Omnibus Drug Act
C. U.S. Government in cooperation with the Canadian Government
D. both A and C
A. Drug Abuse Warning Network
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1. How to remove a central line 2. Instruction on oxygen administration 3. Nothing, the family is familiar with the care. 4. How to insert an IV line
A registered nurse who works in a women's hospital assumes care for the same patients from the time they are admitted to the time they are discharged home. The nurse has associate nurses helping with the care. Which type of nursing care delivery model is the nurse using?
a. Team nursing b. Primary care nursing c. Case management d. Total care
A client asks why asthma medication is needed even though the client's last attack was several months ago. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
A) "The medication needs to be taken or your lungs will be severely damaged and we will not be able to prevent an acute attack." B) "The medication needs to be taken indefinitely according to your doctor, so you should discuss this with him." C) "The medication is still needed to decrease inflammation in your airways and help prevent an attack." D) "The medication needs to be taken for at least a year; then, if you have not had an acute attack, you can stop it."
The nurse explains that the main cost containment component of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) is that:
a. hospitals focus only on the specific diag-nosis. b. hospitals treat and discharge patients quickly. c. reduced-cost drugs are ordered for the specific diagnosis. d. diagnostic group classification streamlines care.